Rasticles Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/04/23/bioware-doing-anything-and-everything-to-keep-players-logging-in-to-swtor/ Article is 2 weeks old..... Love this part: ...BioWare claim that subscriber numbers haven’t dropped, but concurrent users at peak times have. This, Erickson says, is the reason why players are noticing a lot of ‘light’ server populations – and also why mergers are on the cards, but not a priority. According to Erickson, they’re doing “anything and everything” to bring that concurrent users number up. “Nothing is off the table when it comes to making sure our communities are strong and active on each server.” Edited May 8, 2012 by Rasticles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galbatorrix Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/04/23/bioware-doing-anything-and-everything-to-keep-players-logging-in-to-swtor/ Article is 2 weeks old..... Love this part: ...BioWare claim that subscriber numbers haven’t dropped, but concurrent users at peak times have. This, Erickson says, is the reason why players are noticing a lot of ‘light’ server populations – and also why mergers are on the cards, but not a priority. According to Erickson, they’re doing “anything and everything” to bring that concurrent users number up. “Nothing is off the table when it comes to making sure our communities are strong and active on each server.” They already stated they're rolling out transfers soon... Fail post is fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimmer Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Fail post is fail. :p:D:p:D Edited May 8, 2012 by Brimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepMeOnPins Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Yeah, that says MERGERS are not a priority. TRANSFERS are. There's a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dench Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) No, this isn't really a "fail post." Its a great indication of how much information is contradicted or changed in very short periods of time. In the span of about 5 weeks, we are told by staff that there are no drops in subs, and that merges aren't on the top, and then later in a Q&A we are told that Transfers are now very important (no word on merges then) and then 2 weeks after that we see that there has been a 25% drop in subs. The information is all over the place. Edited May 8, 2012 by -Dench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhoXen Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/04/23/bioware-doing-anything-and-everything-to-keep-players-logging-in-to-swtor/ Article is 2 weeks old..... Love this part: ...BioWare claim that subscriber numbers haven’t dropped, but concurrent users at peak times have. This, Erickson says, is the reason why players are noticing a lot of ‘light’ server populations – and also why mergers are on the cards, but not a priority. According to Erickson, they’re doing “anything and everything” to bring that concurrent users number up. “Nothing is off the table when it comes to making sure our communities are strong and active on each server.” Fail post. The TC needs to either: - Learn to read; - or stop misstating clearly incorrect information. Mergers =/= Transfers. Transfers involve players moving from one server to another without changing the actual servers. Mergers will always involve some servers ceasing to exist. Mergers are the last resort. The population problem will be solved, but a lot of people will be upset when characters run into name conflicts on servers, and some players may willing stick with a guild on Light server instead of being dictated to merge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasticles Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Yeah... you missed the point.....article 2 weeks old... how old is the announcement on transfers/mergers? Next clue coming in a few minutes I'm sure Problem is, all the mis-Information around here, from BW devs......there is no consistency at all... Edited May 8, 2012 by Rasticles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhoXen Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Fun fact: the word "transfer" was not used a single time in that article. Great title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazirus- Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 trans·fer [v. trans-fur, trans-fer; n., adj. trans-fer] Show IPA verb, trans·ferred, trans·fer·ring, noun, adjective verb (used with object) 1. to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other. --- merge [murj] Show IPA verb, merged, merg·ing. verb (used with object) 1. to cause to combine or coalesce; unite. 2. to combine, blend, or unite gradually so as to blur the individuality or individual identity of: They voted to merge the two branch offices into a single unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkirus Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Fail post. The TC needs to either: - Learn to read; - or stop misstating clearly incorrect information. Mergers =/= Transfers. Transfers involve players moving from one server to another without changing the actual servers. Mergers will always involve some servers ceasing to exist. Mergers are the last resort. The population problem will be solved, but a lot of people will be upset when characters run into name conflicts on servers, and some players may willing stick with a guild on Light server instead of being dictated to merge. True. Or unsub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Averran Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hello everyone, We know that a number of you wish to discuss this topic and in order to keep the discussion together we ask that everyone use this thread. This will help to ensure our forums are tidy and everyone can participate in the ongoing conversation. We will be closing this thread, feel free to carry on there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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